Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs AMD EPYC 7343

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 and AMD EPYC 7343 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

AMD EPYC 7343

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81760 vs 73010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81760 vs 73010

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2852 vs 2509

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	128 MB vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2852 vs 2509

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7343

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2509

2852

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

81760

73010

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7343
PassMark - Single thread mark	2509	2852
PassMark - CPU mark	81760	73010

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7343
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	Q1'23	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128	$1565
Place in performance rating	129	120
Processor Number	6430
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000338WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000338
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	190 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)